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SHENANDOAH EVENmGSEOTINEL MONDAY. APRIL 4, 1977 UP A COUNTRY LANE BY EVELYN BIRKBY Getting lost in a large museum is un¬ doubtedly done frequently, but eight times in one day? It was not with the intention of bdng placed in any Book of Records, bid just plain inahUity W read the map provided at the Chicago Museum of Science and In¬ dustry which created havoc. Every tum in the corridors and wings of that mar¬ velous building seemed detemuned to create more confusion. A sense of direction was lost in the first display room. Craig had listed this museum as his first priority in sightseeing during our recent trip to Chicago. Arriving before the doors opened at 9:30 a.m., we stayed throughout the day until the guides pushed us out the doors at 4 p.m. so they could lock up for the night Looking over the guidebook, we marked exhibite we wished to see and visited three ot them together. Eating lunch in the CMvenient cafeteria, we checked the book again and discovered our intereste dividing. Craig went to tour the sub¬ marine and I moved off in the direction (I thought) of the circus. After viewing antique cars, classic automobiles, vintage cars, a doll collection and a Bicentennial exhibit, I came to a dead end. Going back to the staircase, I discovered the free-swinging pendulum that demonstrates that the earth rotates on ite axis, a giant ore crusher and a pubUc elevator which I was afraid to try for...